telc Deutsch A1 · Modelltest

telc A1 Modelltest: Full online practice exam

Practice every section in the official format

  1. Listening20 min
  2. Reading25 min
  3. Writing20 min
  4. Speaking15 min

Choose what to practise

One telc A1 sectionChoose a section

Choose a section

Take the full telc A1 model test or one section: Listening, Reading, Writing and Speaking. You see your answers and points right away, Prepliq checks your form and message, and a partner plays the speaking cards with you.

How it works · telc A1 model test

How the Prepliq online telc A1 model test works

  1. 01

    Choose your telc A1 model test

    Pick the full telc A1 model test or one section.
  2. 02

    Answer the telc A1 tasks

    You answer part by part, in telc’s order, with Listening first.
  3. 03

    See your telc A1 result

    You see your telc A1 model test total and every answer.
  4. 04

    Practise with new telc A1 questions

    Every new telc A1 mock test has unique questions, until you are ready.
  5. 05

    See your telc A1 readiness

    Your telc A1 readiness card shows where you stand.

What’s in the telc A1 model test?

Online
Listening3 parts · 20 minShort conversations (MC) · Announcements (T/F) · Phone messages (MC)
  1. Part 1Short conversations (MC)6 questions · Nos. 1–6Topics: Termine, Reisen, Haustiere, Essen
  2. Part 2Announcements (T/F)4 questions · Nos. 7–10Topics: Durchsagen in Hotel, Büro, Flughafen
  3. Part 3Phone messages (MC)5 questions · Nos. 11–15Topic: Nachrichten am Telefon
Reading3 parts · 25 minShort texts (T/F) · Ads (a/b) · Signs (T/F)
  1. Part 1Short texts (T/F)5 questions · Nos. 1–5Topic: Kurze Nachrichten unter Freunden
  2. Part 2Ads (a/b)5 questions · Nos. 6–10Topic: Geschäfte und Dienste in der Stadt
  3. Part 3Signs (T/F)5 questions · Nos. 11–15Topic: Schilder und Öffnungszeiten
Writing2 parts · 20 minForm · Message
  1. Part 1Form5 questions · Nos. 1–5Topic: Anmeldung für eine Stadtführung
  2. Part 2MessageTopic: Abendessen im Restaurant
Speaking3 parts · 15 minIntroduce yourself · Ask questions · Make requests
  1. Part 1Introduce yourselfTopic: Angaben zur Person
  2. Part 2Ask questionsTopic: Büro und Wohnung
  3. Part 3Make requestsTopic: Essen und Alltagsdinge
  • Official criteriascored on telc’s criteria
  • Speaking with a partnerall three speaking parts
  • No sign-upstart at once

Why Prepliq · telc A1 model test

The best telc A1 model test for learners who want to pass

For telc A1 there are PDFs and books. But nobody checks your message there, and nobody plays the speaking cards with you. That is where Prepliq’s telc A1 model test comes in: the whole exam online, with feedback on every part.

Unlike a PDF you mark yourself, Prepliq checks your form against the key and scores your message and speaking on telc’s official criteria. And every new telc A1 mock test has unique questions. So you know before exam day which part still needs work.

You start the telc A1 model test without an account, in your browser, on a laptop, tablet or phone. Prepliq saves it from your first answer, so no practice is lost.

What you get · telc A1 model test

What the telc A1 model test in Prepliq gives you

Six reasons to take the telc A1 model test online, not on paper.

The full telc A1 model test

All four sections in telc’s official format, Listening first, or just the one you need.

telc A1 model test with answers, in two modes

Instant marks each answer right or wrong at once. Exam Mode shows everything after you hand in.

Your telc A1 writing, checked

Prepliq checks each form field against the key and your message on telc’s official criteria.

telc A1 speaking with a partner

Prepliq’s partner talks with you in all three parts, over topics, word cards and picture cards.

Ready for telc A1?

Your readiness card shows where you stand and what is still missing.

New questions in every German A1 mock test

Every new telc A1 model test has unique questions.

Practise by section

telc A1 model test by section: Listening, Reading, Writing, Speaking

Every part of the telc A1 model test follows telc’s official format, with Listening first. Practise the full test or one section with its own clock.

A single section counts too. Its result goes into your history and onto your readiness card. So no telc A1 task is new to you on exam day.

telc A1 Listening

In the telc A1 Listening model test, you hear short texts, announcements and phone messages. You pick a, b or c, or mark true or false. Show transcript lets you read what you missed.

3 parts · 20 min

telc A1 Reading

In the telc A1 Reading model test, you mark statements about two short texts true or false, pick the right one of two adverts and read signs and notices. Prepliq checks every answer, and you see your answer next to the correct one.

3 parts · 25 min

telc A1 Writing

In the telc A1 Writing model test, you fill five gaps in a form, and Prepliq checks each one against the key. Then you write a short message on three points, and Prepliq checks it on telc’s official criteria.

2 parts · 20 min

telc A1 Speaking

In the telc A1 Speaking model test, you introduce yourself, ask and answer with word cards and make requests with picture cards. Each card is struck off once you use it in the talk with Prepliq’s partner.

3 parts · 15 min

Same 4 sections, 1 h 20 min and pass rule as the official telc A1 exam. Last checked against telc’s official A1 format in October 2026.

Your result

Your telc A1 model test score: one total for the whole exam

Prepliq adds up your telc A1 model test and applies the pass mark the way telc does. Under telc’s official rules, telc A1 has one pass mark for the whole exam: at least 36 of 60 points.

In Prepliq’s result, no single section has a minimum, the same as at telc. So a strong Listening or Reading can carry a weak Speaking, and you see the one total that decides it.

Under telc’s official rules, you retake a failed telc A1 as the whole exam, with a new booking and a new fee.

Is your message or your speaking still being checked? Then the result adds the total and the verdict as soon as they arrive.

Review Answers opens the whole model test with your answers in place, and Review Section opens one section. Each question shows your answer next to the correct one. Questions you skipped are marked as skipped.

telc A1 practice test · Result

Exam Mode
  • Total

    38 / 60 points

    Listening 11 / 15 · Reading 10 / 15 · Writing 11 / 15 · Speaking 6 / 15

  • Whole exam

    Passed

    At least 36 of 60 needed

    38 / 60
  • Reading · Part 2

    Task 8 — your answer: b · correct answer: a

Review Answers · Review Section · Retake this test · Start new test

Writing and speaking

telc A1 writing and speaking in the model test, scored on telc’s criteria

Your telc A1 form and message, checked

In the telc A1 model test, Writing starts with a form. You fill its five gaps, and Prepliq checks each one against the key.

Then you write a short message with the three points in view and a word count as you type. Ask for feedback, and Prepliq checks it on telc’s two official writing criteria:

  • Aufgabengerechtheit — did you answer every point the task asks for?
  • Kommunikative Gestaltung des Textes — does it read like one message, with a greeting and a closing?

You get points for each criterion, with the reason for them. Every correction is marked on your own words, with the rule and a short reason. So you know what to change before exam day.

Writing · Part 2 · your message

34 words
  • Aufgabengerechtheit

    8 / 10
  • Kommunikative Gestaltung des Textes

    4 / 5
  • Must fix · Grammar

    Ich kann nicht kommen am Samstag. → Ich kann am Samstag nicht kommen.

    The second verb goes to the end of the sentence.

  • Should fix · Grammar

    Viele Gruß → Viele Grüße

    This closing needs the plural.

Ask, answer and make requests in telc A1 Speaking

You can’t practise speaking alone. In the telc A1 model test, Prepliq’s partner does all three parts with you. You introduce yourself, ask and answer with word cards, and make requests with picture cards.

The cards stay next to the conversation, and each one is struck off once you have used it. Record each turn and tap Done to send it. When a part is done, ask for feedback and Prepliq scores it on telc’s official speaking criterion:

  • Aufgabe und Sprache — did you do the task, in German that someone can understand?

Prepliq scores it the way telc’s A1 sheet does: a task done clearly can earn full points, even with some mistakes. So you learn to speak up, and your exam-day conversation isn’t your first one.

Speaking · Part 2 · word cards

Turn 3 of 30 (max)
  • Card used

    Essen · Frühstück

  • Partner

    Was essen Sie zum Frühstück?

  • You

    Ich esse Brot mit Käse und ich trinke Kaffee.

  • Assessed on telc’s official criterion

    Aufgabe und Sprache

    11 / 15

With full access, every telc A1 message and every speaking conversation is checked. These are practice scores based on telc’s official criteria. They are not marks from telc examiners.

Exam day readiness

Are you ready for telc A1? Your readiness from every mock test

Your Prepliq dashboard turns every telc A1 model test you take into one readiness card, Prepliq’s own. It averages all your finished telc A1 tests, full exams and single sections.

Each part counts with its points in the telc A1 total of 60. The more telc A1 tests you finish, the less one bad day moves the picture. The card gives you four answers:

telc A1 → exam day readiness

Based on the 1 test you've finished with a score

Overall readiness

55%

Exam measured

75%

Measured across 75% of the exam.

Confidence

Medium

How much evidence stands behind the estimate.

  • Listening80%
  • Reading73%
  • Writing— Not measured yet
  • Speaking67%

25% of your exam is still a blind spot.

Try the remaining tasks to complete your readiness picture.

Overall telc A1 readiness

Your estimated score across the whole telc A1 exam.

Measured parts of the telc A1 model test

How much of the telc A1 exam your attempts have actually covered.

telc A1 blind spots

The telc A1 parts you haven’t done yet.

telc A1 confidence

How much evidence is behind your telc A1 estimate. It grows as you cover more of the exam and take more tests.

Done every telc A1 section except Writing? Then Writing shows “Not measured yet”. Writing is a quarter of your telc A1 total, so that gap matters.

One Writing practice starts to fill it. The form is checked against the key, so even a short session gives you a real number.

Ask yourself: would I pass telc A1 if I sat it now? Your own results in the model test give the answer. Readiness is Prepliq’s estimate from your practice, not a telc result.

New questions, repeats and history

Unlimited telc A1 model tests with unique questions

The more different telc A1 papers you take, the less your score depends on memory. When your scores hold up on new papers, you can trust them before exam day.

Start a new telc A1 mock test

With full access, Start new test gives you a new telc A1 model test with unique questions. Each one has new recordings, a new form, a new message task and new cards. Take a full exam or a single section.

Retake a telc A1 test

Want to redo a telc A1 paper? Retake this test brings back the same questions, and its result card says it was a retake. An unfinished test waits on your dashboard.

Your telc A1 history

Every telc A1 test you finish stays in your history, with its date, time, score and Passed or Failed. View Report opens that result again.

PDF or online with Prepliq

telc A1 model test: PDF or online with Prepliq?

telc publishes a telc A1 Übungstest, a practice paper, as a PDF. It is official material, and you can print it and write on it.

But it is a fixed paper, and it can’t read your message or talk with you over the cards. Prepliq’s telc A1 practice test follows telc’s official format, online.

Use the PDF to see the official paper. Use Prepliq to check, as often as you need, if you are ready.

Your telc A1 practiceOfficial telc A1 model test PDFtelc A1 model test online with Prepliq
Where you stand in telc A1
Where you stand in telc A1One paper shows how you did on that one paperNew telc A1 papers, with unique questions, until your total holds up
Am I ready for telc A1?
Am I ready for telc A1?Your score on one paperA telc A1 readiness card across all your attempts: your estimate, how much of the exam you have measured, your blind spots
Pass or fail
Pass or failYou add up your points and apply telc’s pass mark yourselfOne telc A1 total and one verdict, under telc’s official pass mark of 36 of 60 points
Parts you have not practised
Parts you have not practisedYou keep track of them yourselfUntested telc A1 parts shown as blind spots on your readiness card
telc A1 Speaking
telc A1 SpeakingYou need a partner and someone to assess youPrepliq’s partner for all three telc A1 speaking parts, assessed on telc’s official speaking criterion
Word and picture cards
Word and picture cardsThe cards are printed, and someone has to play them with youEach telc A1 topic and card marked off as you use it in the conversation
Your telc A1 message
Your telc A1 messageYou judge your message with the criteriaYour telc A1 message checked on telc’s two official writing criteria, every correction marked on your text
The form in Writing
The form in WritingYou compare your form with the keyEach telc A1 form field checked against the key for you
New questions
New questionsThe same paper every timeA new telc A1 model test whenever you want one
Exam timing
Exam timingYou keep time yourselfThe official telc A1 exam time for the full exam, and its own clock for one section. When time runs out, the test is handed in
When you see the answers
When you see the answersWhenever you choose to checkYour choice when you start a new telc A1 test: Instant or Exam Mode
Answers to Listening and Reading
Answers to Listening and ReadingYou compare your answers with the keyEvery telc A1 answer checked against the correct one for you
Reviewing your mistakes
Reviewing your mistakesYour marked copyEvery telc A1 answer beside the correct one, by section, and each skipped question marked as skipped
telc A1 Listening
telc A1 ListeningAudio played separately from the PDFEach telc A1 short text, announcement and phone message beside its tasks, with its transcript
One section at a time
One section at a timeChoose the pages and time them yourselfStart one telc A1 section with its own clock. Its result counts toward your readiness
Pause and continue
Pause and continueStop any time and note where you wereContinue Later saves every telc A1 answer and stops the clock. The test opens again on the part you left
Score
ScoreYou add up the pointsYour telc A1 section scores and total, added up for you
Answering
AnsweringOn paper or an answer sheetIn Prepliq. Each telc A1 answer stays with its task
Word count in Writing
Word count in WritingYou count your wordsA live word count against the telc A1 target of about 30 words
Over time
Over timeYour marked copiesEvery telc A1 attempt dated in your history, with its score and Passed or Failed

telc A1 model test · on Prepliq

How learners score in the telc A1 model test

These numbers come from telc A1 model tests on Prepliq. Listening and Reading go well for most learners. The short message is the part to practise.

Prepliq data, June – October 2026

~310

telc A1 learners a month

telc A1 has more learners than any other A1 or A2 exam on Prepliq.

Approximate, rounded to tens

49

countries telc A1 learners practise from

  • Germany41%
  • India13%
  • Morocco4%
  • Philippines4%
  • Egypt3%

Germany leads with 41%, then India with 13%. More than half of telc A1 learners practise from outside Germany.

Each learner counted once

Average telc A1 score per section

  • Listening87%
  • Reading84%
  • Writing76%
  • Speaking70%

Listening is the strongest at 87%. Writing counts the form and the message together, as one section.

Finished practice only. Writing and Speaking: checked parts only

63%

Hardest telc A1 part: Writing, Part 2

You write a short message to a named person and cover every given point. It averages 63%, the lowest of any telc A1 part.

The lowest average among the parts with enough answers to count

5.4

corrections per checked telc A1 text

  • Grammar58%
  • Spelling26%
  • Punctuation5%
  • Word choice and style11%

A checked telc A1 message has 5.4 corrections on average. More than half are grammar, and spelling comes next.

Corrections in checked writing, by type

Most-practised telc A1 sections

  • Listening44%
  • Reading29%
  • Speaking14%
  • Writing13%

Listening is practised most on its own, at 44% of single-section practice, and it scores best too.

One section practised alone, ranked by learners

Practice test questions

telc A1 model test: questions and answers

Answers about the telc A1 model test in Prepliq: marking, the form, the message, speaking, your result and readiness.

Back to the telc A1 model test
What is the telc A1 model test in Prepliq?

Prepliq’s telc A1 model test is a full German A1 practice test online, built the way the telc exam is.

You practise Listening, Reading, Writing and Speaking in the official format of telc A1, also known as Start Deutsch 1. Prepliq checks every answer, your form and your message, and talks with you in all three speaking parts. So you know the tasks before exam day.

How does the German A1 practice test for telc A1 work online?

In Prepliq’s telc A1 model test, you pick the full test or one section and answer online.

Prepliq adds up your points, shows each answer next to the correct one and gives you one total for the whole test. So you see where you stand before exam day.

How do I start the telc A1 model test?

You start Prepliq’s telc A1 model test with “Start full telc A1 model test”.

Want to practise one part only? Choose “One telc A1 section” and the section you need.

Can I practise only writing in the telc A1 model test?

Yes, in Prepliq you start telc A1 Writing as its own part, with its own clock.

That works for every section. The result goes into your history and counts toward your readiness card.

Is the telc A1 model test online better than the PDF?

Yes, for writing and speaking: Prepliq’s telc A1 model test checks your form, your message and your speaking for you. With the PDF, you judge them yourself.

telc’s PDF is an official practice paper. You can print it and write on it. Prepliq gives you new mock tests whenever you want.

What is the difference between the telc A1 model test and the real exam?

Prepliq’s telc A1 model test is practice, not the official exam: the same sections, criteria and pass rule as telc, but no certificate.

Prepliq is an independent practice platform, not part of telc. The questions and scores are Prepliq’s own, not telc marks.

Does the telc A1 model test guarantee a pass?

No, Prepliq’s telc A1 model test gives you an estimate, not a promise.

Your readiness card shows where you stand and which parts you have not measured yet. So you decide when you are ready.

Do I need an app to take the Deutsch A1 practice test for telc A1?

No, you take Prepliq’s telc A1 model test in your browser, on a laptop, tablet or phone.

With your account, you continue on any device, on the part you left.

Is the German A1 practice test for telc A1 free?

Yes, you start Prepliq’s telc A1 model test for free, without an account.

With full access, you get new telc A1 mock tests with unique questions whenever you want.

Is my telc A1 model test saved?

Yes, Prepliq saves your telc A1 model test from your first answer.

Continue Later stops the clock. The test opens again on the part you left, with the time you had left.

How long is the telc A1 model test in Prepliq?

Prepliq’s full telc A1 model test has 1 hour 20 minutes of exam time, telc’s official time for the full exam.

You can stop at any point with Continue Later, and the clock waits for you. So you learn the pace of each section before exam day.

Who is the telc A1 mock test in Prepliq for?

Prepliq’s telc A1 model test is for anyone who wants to know before the telc A1 exam whether they are ready.

You practise every section, see your weak parts and go into the exam with no surprises.

Is there a telc A1 model test PDF?

Yes: Prepliq’s telc A1 model test PDF is a free download, with no sign-up, and it has the answers and the listening texts. telc also publishes its own telc A1 practice paper as a PDF, and Prepliq links to it on its telc A1 PDF page.

telc’s PDF is a fixed paper to print. Prepliq’s telc A1 model test follows the same official format online, and you get a new mock test whenever you want.

Does every telc A1 mock test in Prepliq have new questions?

Yes, with full access every new telc A1 model test in Prepliq has unique questions, and Start new test gives you one as often as you like.

So your telc A1 score shows what you can do on a paper you have never seen. Want to redo a paper on purpose? Retake this test repeats the same questions, and the result card says it was a retake.

When do I see the answers in the Prepliq telc A1 model test?

You choose when you start a new telc A1 model test in Prepliq: Instant marks each answer right or wrong as soon as you answer.

Exam Mode hides every answer until you hand in, like the real telc A1 exam. Instant and Exam Mode are Prepliq’s own. Learn with Instant, then use Exam Mode to see how you would do on exam day.

How does telc A1 Listening work in the Prepliq model test?

In Prepliq’s telc A1 model test, Listening comes first, as in telc’s exam, and you practise all three parts online.

You hear short texts, announcements and phone messages. You pick a, b or c, or mark a statement true or false. Show transcript lets you read a recording after you answer, so you see what you missed.

How does telc A1 Reading work in the Prepliq model test?

In Prepliq’s telc A1 model test, you practise all three Reading parts online, with each text next to its tasks.

In Part 1, you mark statements about two short texts true or false. In Part 2, you pick which of two adverts fits each task. In Part 3, you read signs and notices.

Prepliq checks every answer against the key, so you see which telc A1 Reading part still costs you points.

How is the form in telc A1 Writing checked in the Prepliq model test?

In Prepliq’s telc A1 model test, you write five missing details into a form, and Prepliq checks each one against the key.

Capital letters, and spaces at the start or end, don’t count against you. So you can practise the form until every field is right, long before exam day.

How is my telc A1 message checked in the Prepliq model test?

In Prepliq’s telc A1 model test, you write a short message on three points, and Prepliq checks it on telc’s two official writing criteria.

The criteria are Aufgabengerechtheit, which asks if you answered every point, and Kommunikative Gestaltung des Textes, which asks if it reads like one message. You get points for each one and every correction marked on your own words.

A missing greeting or closing costs points. So you fix your message before exam day, not after.

Can I practise telc A1 Speaking with a partner in the Prepliq model test?

Yes, in Prepliq’s telc A1 model test a partner talks with you in all three speaking parts.

You introduce yourself, ask and answer with word cards, and make requests with picture cards. Each card is struck off once you have used it.

Prepliq scores each part on telc’s official speaking criterion, Aufgabe und Sprache. So your exam-day conversation isn’t your first one.

How is the telc A1 model test scored in Prepliq?

Prepliq adds up your telc A1 total and applies the pass mark the way telc does, with a score for every section.

Prepliq’s telc A1 model test counts the whole test as passed from 36 of 60 points. There is one verdict for the whole test, not one per section.

Can a strong section make up for a weak one in the Prepliq telc A1 model test?

Yes, in Prepliq’s telc A1 model test a strong section can make up for a weak one, the same as under telc’s official rules.

No single section has a minimum of its own. Good Listening and Reading can carry weak Speaking, as long as your total reaches 36 of 60 points.

Can I see my wrong answers in the Prepliq telc A1 model test?

Yes, Review Answers in Prepliq opens your whole telc A1 model test with your answers in place, and Review Section opens one section.

Each question shows your answer next to the correct one, and skipped questions are marked as skipped. So you know what to practise before exam day.

How does the telc A1 model test in Prepliq show if I am ready?

Your Prepliq readiness card shows how ready you are for telc A1, based on your own telc A1 model tests.

The card shows your overall readiness, how much of the exam you have measured, and the blind spots you haven’t practised yet.

The readiness card is Prepliq’s estimate from your practice, not a telc result. It shows what to practise next.

What does confidence mean on my readiness card in the Prepliq telc A1 model test?

Confidence on your Prepliq telc A1 readiness card shows how much evidence is behind the estimate.

Confidence grows as your practice tests cover more of the exam and as you take more tests. Higher confidence means the estimate is better supported, not higher.

PDF · telc A1 model test

telc A1 model test PDF: the official paper and how it compares

The telc A1 PDF page links telc’s own practice paper.

Look at it once, then take your first full telc A1 model test in Prepliq.

Continue

Start your telc A1 model test or pick up where you left off

Prepliq saves every answer in your telc A1 practice test as you go, so no session is wasted. Start the full test or one section, or go back to the test you began.

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